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I Am Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne
By: Chip Date: July 21, 2011, 9:15 pm
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[CENTER]I Am Ozzy (2010)
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How fitting it is to come from reading one of the worst books
ever in that of Tommyland to this one, I Am Ozzy, which is the
epitome of how to write a book. I Am Ozzy is hands down the best
Rock Biography I have ever read. From page one to the very end
of the book, there is not one wasted moment. Everything I read
in I Am Ozzy is perfect. It's engaging, entertaining and more
often than not, extremely funny.
I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud at some of
the stories Ozzy would recount throughout the book. And there
are moments of just his dialog alone with whoever he was having
a conversation with would leave me in stitches. One in
particular that comes to mind is the "Brick is a dick"
conversation. I chuckle now just thinking about it. "He's a
dick, that brick" Haha. :lol:
I have to take my hat off to the co-writer of the book, Chris
Ayres for editing and trimming away any and all unnecessary fat
from the book to make this the most concise read ever. I can't
tell you how fast I was reading this one as every page was page
turner.
I thought I knew all there was to know about Ozzy, but I came
away after reading the book knowing him a little better. There
were a handful of stories that even I hadn't heard about till
now.
If there is one negative about I Am Ozzy, it was the lack of
stories about Randy Rhoads. He was the sole reason why I wanted
to read this book in the first place, so I was expecting to get
a lot of inside information about Randy here. That was not the
case. Ozzy really only talks about him a couple of times
regarding his arrival into the band and then of course the
tragic plane crash that took his life away too soon. I know that
Ozzy still doesn't talk much about him to this day because it's
too painful for him and I can respect that he still can't bring
himself to really lay it all out there now, even in a book. He
did lose his best friend and that's got to really weigh heavily
on him, even 30 years after the fact. So I won't hold it against
him here.
I guess I can still get my Randy Rhoads fix in Off The Rails by
Rudy Sarzo, but it may take awhile since my local Library
doesn't have it yet.
As for I Am Ozzy, I highly recommend this book to everyone. You
don't have to even be a fan of the man himself to enjoy his
stories and the chaos that follows him around. This book is so
good that I look forward to reading it again...and again.....
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Re: I Am Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne
By: ChipRawks Date: August 8, 2011, 6:13 pm
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Re: I Am Ozzy - Ozzy Osbourne
By: Chiprocks1 Date: December 24, 2011, 9:11 pm
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